Camp stove



June 10. 1941 G H, N R 2,244,935

CAMP STOVE Filed Aug. 14, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. 4mm: 7 6 5 BYMan/aw 177 W ATTORNEY.

June 10, 1941.

G. H. BINGER 2,244,935

CAMP STOVE Filed Aug. 14, 1959 2 Sheefcs-Sheet 2 as! /A?/ 0 3 IINVENTOR.

\j BY Mm ffi'd ATTORNEY.

Patented June 10, 1941 Gustave H. Binger, Topeka, Karla, assignor toLakin Meade, Topeka, Kans.

Application August 14, 1939, Serial No. 290,024

' 3 Claims.

My invention relates toimprovements in camp stoves. It..relatesparticularly to camp stoves that are collapsible from theiroperativepositions so as to. occupy small space.

. .One of the objects of my invention is the provision of a camp stoveofv the kind described, whichis simple, light, cheap to make, which isstrong anddurableand not likely to get. out of order, which iscollapsible to a minimum of space, has few detached parts, and isefficient.

in operation.

A further objectof. my invention is the provision of a novel fry pan topmember removably disposed over the fire chamber, and which has adepressed grease retaining portion extending into the fire chamber, andwhich serves the functions of ,a fry pan and to retain the: walls of thefire chamber in their operative position, and in conjunction withaninverted pan covering the depressed portion, serving as an oven.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a novel falsebottom for removable insertion into the depressed portion of the fry pantop member spaced from the bottom thereof, for affording a support forbiscuit dough to be baked in the aforesaid oven.

A further object of my invention is the provision of novel means forhinging together the walls of the camp stove, so that they may be swungto a collapsed form occupying a minimum of space and all unitedtogether, so as to avoid any liability of displacement of parts thereof.

Another object of my invention is the provision of two novelinterconnected top members for respectively removably covering the frontand rear chambers of the camp stove, and for holding the walls thereofin their operative extended positions.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodimentof my invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view'of my improved camp stove, the false bottomplate and covering pan being omitted.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view, partly broken away, of what is shown inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of my improved camp stove in operativeposition, showing the pan cover on the fry pan top member.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view through the stove onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 3,

the fuel canbeing shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a top view of the hinged. walls of the stove, shown partlycollapsed.

Fig. 6 is a reduced bottom View of the false bottom plate.

Fig. 7 is a reduced bottom view of the. fuel supporting plate.

Fig. 8 is a reduced top view, showing the hinged Walls collapsed to flatform.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts in the differentviews.

The stove has a front fire chamber I. provided with a front wall 2having a fuel receiving opening 3, a rear wall 4 having adjacent to itsupper edge a smoke discharge opening 5, and two side walls eachcomprising two members 6 hinged to each other and to the adjacent endsrespectively of the front wall 2 and rear wall 4 on parallel verticalaxes, so as to be adapted to be swung inwardly, accordion-like, as shownin Fig. 5, or outwardly, as may be desired.

The stove has a rear chamber I provided with a rear wall 8 having aplurality .of smoke discharge openings 9, and two side walls, eachcomprising two members It! hinged to each other, the front members Iiibeing hinged to the rear wall 4, and the rear members Ill being hingedto the adjacent ends respectively of the rear wall 8, which hingeconnections have vertical axes, the side wall members Iii being adaptedto be swung inwardly, accordion-like, as shown in Fig. 5, or outwardlyas may be desired.

When the side wall members 6 and Ill are swung inwardly, the walls maybe swung to the flat collapsed position shown in Fig. 8, in which theywill occupy a minimum of space, adapting them for storage ortransportation.

For covering the fire chamber I, there is provided a fry pan top. memberof substantially rectangular form and designated by- II. The top memberII rests on the upper edges of the walls2, 4 and 6, and has downwardly.extending projections, comprising: flanges i2 adapted to releasablyengage the outer sides of said walls for holding them from outwardmovement from their operative position. inwhich they form thesubstantially rectangular fire chamber I.

The fry pan top member II has a substantially elliptical depressedportion l3 extending downwardly into the fire chamber I and adaptedtoretain grease in liquid form. The depressed portion I3 is of shape and.dimensions such that it is adapted to engage" by contact with the innersides of the Walls52, 4 and B and releasably hold them from movinginwardly. 1

For covering the rear chamber 1 there is provided a flat top plate Mwhich removably rests on the upper edges of the walls 4, 8 and I0. It

an oven.

of the top member II, just forward of the rear wall 4, said top memberII having at the rear"- of said holes I8 two depressions I9 in which 7,

respectively lie the two right angled, projections I7, said depressionsI9 being of such depthjthat the upper side of the top member plate "I4is flush with the upper side of the top member I I,

as best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4.

For supporting fuel in the fire chamber I, there is provided a fiatrectangular plate 20, Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 7, disposed in the chamber I ina horizontal plane lower than the lower end of the front opening 3, andwhich is adapted to support a can or other container 2! containing fuelto be burned in the fire chamber I, said can or container 2I having anopen top.

For supporting the ends of the plate 29, the

inner side of each side wall member 6 is provided, spaced from its loweredge, with a horizontal U shaped bracket 22 on which the plate 2i! isremovably mounted. The plate has at each end two downwardly extendingprojections 23 respectively extending downwardly into the two adjacentbrackets 22, between the legs thereof. In addition to its function ofsupporting fuel, the plate 2!] holds the lower portions of the side wallmembers 6 from moving inwardly or outwardly from their operativepositions, as shown in Fig. 2.

For supporting biscuit dough, or other mate rial to be cooked, in thedepressed portion I3 of the top member -I I, raised from the bottom ofsaid portion, there is provided a flat substantially elliptical plate24, of less longitudinal and transversefldiameters than the upper edgeof the depressed portion I3, which plate 24 is removably mounted in thedepressed portion I3, and which has downwardly extending edge supportinglegs 25 which rest on the upper side of the 1 bottom of the depressedportion I3.

For forming with the fry pan top member II and oven, there is provided arectangular pan 26 which is inverted and has its lower edges resting onthe top member II, said pan being of such dimensions that it completelycovers the depressed portion I3, thus forming therewith The top membersII and I4 may be of sheet or cast metal, preferably cast iron, and thewalls of the front and rear chambers are preferably 1 sheet steel, asare the plates 20 and 24.

In use, the members 6 and II] of the side walls of the front and rearchambers are swung at I right angles to the walls 2, 4 and 8, thusdisposing the walls to form the rectangular chambers I and I.

The plate 20 is then disposed in the chamber I with its projections 23extending into the brackets 22. The fry pan top member I I is then Ifitted on the upper edges of the walls 2, 4 and 6,

with its depressed portion I3 fitted in the fire chamber, and itsflanges I2 at the outer sides of the adjacent walls.

The top member I4 is then disposed on the upper edges of the walls 4, 8and ID with the downwardly extending portions of the right angledprojections extending into the holes I8 of the top member II, itsprojections I6 engaging the inner sides of the members I0, and itsflanges I5 engaging the outer sides of the walls 8 and ID. The walls ofboth chambers are thus held in their substantially rectangular operativepositions.

Fuel is placed on the plate 20 and ignited, thus heating the top memberII, the heated products -of combustion passing from the fire chamber Ithrough the opening 5 into the rear chamber I,

and passing therefrom to the atmosphere through the openings 9, wherebythe top plate I4 is heated sufficiently for cooking purposes.

If the oven is to be used for baking, the invertedpan 2B is placed on te top member II so as to cover the depressed portion I3 thereof, theplate 24 is placed in the depressed portion I3, as has been described.

After use, the top members II and I4, pan 26, and plates 20 and 24 andcan or container 2| are removed, and the members 6 and III of the sidewalls are swung inwardly to the positions shown in Fig. 8, whereby thewalls are collapsed to flat form accordion-like. Or, if desired, theside members 6 and I0 may be swung outwardly until the walls arecollapsed.

For convenience in handling, the fry pan top member II is provided atits ends respectively with handholds 21, as shown.

By having the side walls IIJ hinged to the rear wall 4 of the firechamber I, the walls are all held together as a unit, eliminatingliability of separate displacement or loss. When the walls arecollapsed, the other parts may be piled thereon to form a compact bundleconvenient for storage or transportation.

By having the right angled projections I! at the front edge of the topplate I4 in hooked engagement with the top member II, the top plate I4is held from sliding rearwardly from,

its operative position covering the rear chamber 1.

Many modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be madewithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

l. A collapsible camp stove having a fire chamber provided with a frontwall having a fuel receiving opening, a rear wall having a smokedischarge opening, and two side walls each comprising two members hingedto each other and to the adjacent ends respectively of said front andrear walls, a rear chamber having a rear wall having a smoke dischargeopening, the rear chamber having two side walls each comprising twomembers hinged to each other and to the said two rear wallsrespectively, the side walls of said two chambers being foldable so asto bring the Walls to a flat collapsed position from a substantiallyrectangular operative position for the walls of each chamber, and twocover members removably mounted over said chambers respectively on theupper edges of the walls thereof and having downwardly extendingprojections engaging the adjacent ones of said walls for holding saidwalls from swinging to the collapsed position from their operativepositions.

2. A collapsible camp stove having a fire chamber provided with a frontwall having a fuel receiving opening, a rear wall having a smoke'discharge opening, and two side walls each comprising two members hingedto each other and to the adjacent ends respectively of the front andrear wall, a rear chamber provided with a rear wall having a smokedischarge opening, and two side walls each comprising two members hingedto each other and to said rear walls respectively, the side walls ofsaid two chambers being foldable inwardly substantially parallel witheach other and with said front and rear walls to a collapsed positionfrom an operative position in which the walls of the front and rearchambers will form rectangular chambers, a fry pan top member removablymounted on the upper edges of the fire chamber walls, and having adepressed grease retaining portion extending into the fire chamber andengaging and holding the walls thereof in the operative position, and atop member for said rear chamber having hooked engagement with said frypan member and resting on the upper edges of the walls of the rearchamber and engaging and holding them in operative position.

3. In a collapsible camp stove, a front wall, a rear wall, two sidewalls each comprising two members hinged to each other and to theadjacent ends respectively of said front and rear walls, said walls intheir operative positions forming a substantially rectangular frontchamber, another rear wall at the rear of said rear wall, and two sidewalls each comprising two members hinged to each other and respectivelyhinged to said two rear walls and forming therewith in their operativeposition a substantially rectangular rear chamber, said side walls ofsaid two chambers being adapted to be swung inwardly substantiallyparallel with each other and to said front and rear walls to a flatcollapsed position, said front wall having a fuel receiving opening, andthe said rear walls having a smoke discharge opening.

GUSTAVE H. BINGER.

